I bought a r800i 300B 845 amp from China hi fi and paid the $595 shipping. I figured some of that might be profit, but it was still a good deal if the amp was a good quality piece. I knew it was a bit of a gamble, but I've bought crap products and had horrible customer service in America too. That said, a 100 pound amp from China was on my doorstep in five days. I'm still amazed by that! The amp was great. Non fatiguing with that single ended triode sound, just a little flat and grainy, but it still needed to break in. I replaced the 12AX7 and 6SN7 input tubes with some I had on hand and it got really good. I bypassed the bias supply and cathode electrolytics with some cheap .1uF film caps I had on hand and now it sounds fantastic! One thing is for sure, I would never have had a 300B/845 amp if I had to buy it from anywhere else, it would have remained a dream. I would love to buy this from a U.S. manufacturer, but it would have cost more than I am willing to pay. My guess is the U.S. price would be many multiples of the $2K I paid. I was going to build a GM70 amplifier and the cost of transformers and chokes (cheap iron, not the good stuff) was well over $1K. I think it would be wise to remember that the people of a country and the government of a country are not necessarily the same. I definitely don't think the current US government represents me very well. I'm not encouraging anyone to buy chinese, but I discourage lumping all people of any country together. Anyway, my amp kicks arse!